Baby Sweater Trevi in Hoooked Somen - Downloadable PDF

Baby Sweater Trevi by EmmaKnitty – Pattern Summary

The Baby Sweater Trevi is a charming knitted baby jumper designed by EmmaKnitty and published as a downloadable PDF pattern. Sized for 0–6 months, this project is rated as beginner difficulty, making it an excellent choice for knitters who are just starting to explore garment construction. The pattern is published under the Hoooked brand and is worked using Hoooked Somen (also referenced as Eucalyps) yarn, a DK weight yarn sold in 100g / 3.53oz skeins. The pattern calls for 2 skeins in total, giving plenty of yarn to complete this sweet little sweater.

What Is Being Made

The Baby Sweater Trevi is a knitted infant jumper constructed in the round from the top down or using a seamless circular construction method. The finished garment is intended to fit a baby aged 0 to 6 months. The design is compact and wearable, making it a popular handmade gift for newborns and young babies. Its beginner-friendly rating means the shaping and construction are kept straightforward, while still producing a polished, professional-looking result.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round – The sweater is worked on circular needles, creating a seamless tube that avoids the need for seaming side panels. This technique is ideal for baby garments as it produces a smooth, comfortable fabric with no rough seams against delicate skin.
• Invisible cast-on join – The pattern instructs knitters to cast on stitches and close the round using an invisible join. This involves transferring the first stitch from the left needle to the right needle, passing the last cast-on stitch over it, and then returning the stitch to the left needle. This creates a neat, seamless beginning to the round.
• Raglan-style increases – The pattern uses increase rounds worked at regular intervals using stitch markers to define the raglan lines. Increases are placed at the beginning and end of each marked section, building the yoke shaping that gives the sweater its fitted, structured silhouette.
• Stitch marker placement – Four stitch markers are used throughout the pattern, with one in a contrasting colour to mark the beginning of the round. This helps knitters track their position in the pattern and execute increases accurately.
• Stitch holders – Two stitch holders are required, indicating that sleeve stitches are placed on hold at some point during construction, a common technique in top-down seamless sweater knitting.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (r. / rechts) – The primary stitch used throughout the body and yoke of the sweater. The pattern is written in Dutch, where r. refers to the knit stitch (rechts breien).
• Make 1 increase (KFB – knit into front and back) – The pattern describes increasing by knitting into both the front and back loop of a stitch (brei r. in de voorste en achterste lus van de steek). This is a simple and beginner-friendly increase method that adds one stitch at a time and creates a small, neat bar on the fabric surface.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 21 stitches × 23 rows over 10 cm × 10 cm (approximately 4 inches × 4 inches). Achieving this gauge is important for ensuring the finished sweater matches the intended 0–6 month sizing. Knitters are encouraged to swatch before beginning the project. The pattern begins with a cast-on of 59 stitches, which after the invisible join becomes 58 working stitches. Increase rounds build the stitch count progressively, reaching 138 stitches by the end of the increase section.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Hoooked Somen (also listed as Eucalyps) – DK weight, 2 × 100g / 3.53oz skeins